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Ovoid geometry of the Pacinian corpuscle is not the determining factor for mechanical excitation

Burak GüÇlü Biomedical Engineering Institute, Boğaziçi University, İstanbul, Turkey; Institute for Sensory Research, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD,
Eric A. Schepis Institute for Sensory Research, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
,
Serkan Yelke Biomedical Engineering Institute, Boğaziçi University, İstanbul, Turkey
,
Can A. Yucesoy Biomedical Engineering Institute, Boğaziçi University, İstanbul, Turkey
&
Stanley J. Bolanowski Institute for Sensory Research, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
Pages 119-126 | Received 12 Mar 2006, Accepted 31 Aug 2006, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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